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How popular is the baby name Galla in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Find out using the graph below! Plus, see baby names similar to Galla and check out all the blog posts that mention the name Galla.

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But some lady-saints do have cool, unusual names. To prove it, I’ve gone through the entire Roman Martyrology (and a few other sources) and collected sixty names that I think might appeal to modern parents. Here they are, ordered by feast day:

St. Geneviève, Frankish, 6th century. Feast day: January 3.

St. Talida, Egyptian, 4th century. Feast day: January 5.

St. Genoveva Torres Morales, Spanish, 20th century. Her name is the Spanish form of Geneviève. Feast day: January 5.

St. Marciana, Roman, 4th century. Feast day: January 9.

St. Savina, Roman, 4th century. Feast day: January 30.

St. Marcella, Roman, 5th century. Feast day: January 31.

St. Viridiana, Italian, 13th century. Feast day: February 1.

St. Cinnia, Irish, 5th century. In Irish, the letter C is always hard (i.e. pronounced like a K). Feast day: February 1.

Sts. Maura, various places and centuries. Feast days include February 13, May 3, and November 30.

St. Belina, French, 12th century. Feast day: February 19.

St. Romana, Roman, 4th century. She may be merely legendary. Feast day: February 23.

Bl. Villana de’Botti, Italian, 14th century. Feast day: February 28.

St. Foila, Irish, 6th century. Also recorded as Faile and Faoile (possibly pronounced FWEE-la), her name may mean seagull in certain dialects. Feast day: March 3.

St. Fina, Italian, 13th century. Her full name may have been Serafina. Feast day: March 12.

St. Galla, Roman, 6th century. Her name is likely based on the Latin word gallus, meaning either Gaulish (if capitalized) or rooster (if uncapitalized). Feast day: October 5.

St. Saula, possibly British, possibly 4rd century. Or, she could be legendary. Associated with St. Ursula. Feast day: October 20.

St. Cilinia, Frankish, 5th century. Feast day: October 21.

St. Alodia, Spanish, 9th century. Feast day: October 22.

St. Cyrenia, Anatolian, 4th century. Feast day: November 1.

St. Carina, Anatolian, 4th century. Feast day: November 7.

St. Apphia, Anatolian, 1st century. Feast day: November 22.

St. Attalia, Austrian, 8th century. Feast day: December 3.

St. Asella, Roman, 5th century. Feast day: December 6.

St. Anysia, Greek, 4th century. Feast day: December 30.

Of all the names in the series, only four (Maura, Marina, Serena, and Carina…see any trends?) currently rank among the top 1,000 baby names in the nation. Eleven others ranked in previous years, but not in 2007.